Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2229 of 25 October 2023 amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 authorising certain products and substances for use in organic production and establishing their lists
Date: 2023-10-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: agricultural production, animal feedingstuffs, fertiliser, food additive, organic farming, organic product, pet food, plant health product




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2023/2229


26.10.2023







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2229
of 25 October 2023
         
amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 authorising certain products and substances for use in organic production and establishing their lists
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (1), and in particular Article 24(9) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 24(7) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, Member States have submitted dossiers on certain substances to the other Member States and the Commission, in view of their authorisation and inclusion in Annexes I, II, III and V to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 (2). Those dossiers have been examined by the Expert Group for Technical Advice on Organic Production (EGTOP) and the Commission.












(2)


In its recommendations with regard to active substances contained in plant protection products, (3) EGTOP recommended that all low-risk substances in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) from plant or animal origin (not from GMO origin), may be used in organic production without an additional evaluation by EGTOP.












(3)


Sodium hydrogen carbonate is listed in point 1 of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 as a basic substance that may be used in organic production as a plant protection product. Sodium hydrogen carbonate is also listed in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 under low-risk substances in plant protection products. It should therefore also be authorised as a low-risk substance in organic production as a plant protection product.












(4)


Based on recommendations from EGTOP regarding fertilisers, soil conditioners and nutrients3, the entry ‘Composted or fermented mixture of household waste’ should be replaced by ‘Composted or fermented bio-waste’ to allow for other sources of bio-waste than household waste to be used for composting or fermenting in organic production.












(5)


In its recommendations with regard to fertilisers, soil conditioners and nutrients EGTOP also confirmed, that the use of selenium salts in case of deficiency of the soils employed for animal rearing and/or grazing is in line with the objectives and principles of organic production. The use of that substance should therefore be authorised.












(6)


Based on recommendations from EGTOP regarding feed and pet food (5), the use of the following substances should be authorised: (i) propylene glycol, algal oil and calcium chloride used as feed material; (ii) iron chelate, and iron dextran, copper chelate, manganese chelates, zinc chelates of proteins and selenised yeast as trace elements.












(7)


Based on recommendations from EGTOP regarding food5, the use of the following substances should be authorised: (i) ascorbic acid on meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added; (ii) lecithins on animal products; and (iii) potassium sodium tartrate on products of plant origin.












(8)


EGTOP further recommended that sodium tartrates, potassium tartrates, and potassium sodium tartrate should be authorised from 1 January 2027 only if they are from organic production (6), because EGTOP considered the timeframe of three years sufficient to ensure that tartrates from organic origin be available to all operators. The entries ‘sodium tartrates’ and ‘potassium tartrates’ should therefore be amended to introduce these specific conditions and limits, and a new entry ‘potassium sodium tartrate’ should be inserted in the list of ‘Food additives, including carriers’ of Part A of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165.












(9)


EGTOP has started the evaluation of substances for cleaning and disinfection to be authorised in organic production. However, it appears that this will require more time than was anticipated in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165. As the lists of products for cleaning and disinfection will not be established before 1 January 2026, Annex VII to Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 (7) should continue to apply until 31 December 2025. The provisions referring to the lists of products for cleaning and disinfection should therefore only apply from 1 January 2026.












(10)


The CAS number for chitosan has been erroneously attributed to chitosan hydrochloride in point 1 (Basic substances) of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 and the entry for chitosan is therefore missing. These errors need to be corrected.












(11)


Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 should therefore be amended and corrected accordingly.












(12)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Organic Production Committee,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 is amended as follows:






(1)


in Article 12(1), the date ‘31 December 2023’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2025’;










(2)


Article 13 is amended as follows:






(a)


the third paragraph is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘Article 5(1), (2) and (3) shall apply from 1 January 2026.’;










(b)


the following fourth paragraph is inserted after the third paragraph:

                                          ‘Article 7 shall apply from 1 January 2024.’;














(3)


Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation;










(4)


Annex II is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation;










(5)


Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation;










(6)


Annex V is amended in accordance with Annex IV to this Regulation.






Article 2

Corrections to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165

Point 1 (Basic substances) of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 is corrected as follows:






(1)


the entry 2C for ‘Chitosan hydrochloride’ is replaced by the following:








‘2C


70694-72-3


Chitosan hydrochloride (*1)



obtained from Aspergillus or organic aquaculture or from sustainable fisheries, as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*1)















(2)


the following entry is added:








‘24C


9012-76-4


Chitosan*


obtained from Aspergillus or organic aquaculture or from sustainable fisheries, as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013’










Article 3

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 October 2023.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 of 15 July 2021 authorising certain products and substances for use in organic production and establishing their lists (OJ L 253, 16.7.2021, p. 13).

(3)  EGTOP final report on Fertilisers IV and Plant Protection Products VI and EGTOP final report on Plant Protection Products VII and Fertilisers V: https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/organic-farming/co-operation-and-expert-advice/egtop-reports_en

(4)  Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).

(5)  EGTOP final report on Feed VII and pet Food II: https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/organic-farming/co-operation-and-expert-advice/egtop-reports_en

(6)  EGTOP final report on Food VIII: https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/organic-farming/co-operation-and-expert-advice/egtop-reports_en

(7)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (OJ L 250, 18.9.2008, p. 1).

(*1)  Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).’;




ANNEX I
In the table in point 2 (Low risk active substances) of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165, the following entries are added:






(1)


after the entry ‘20D Ferric pyrophosphate’:








‘24D


144-55-8


Sodium hydrogen carbonate’


 














(2)


after the entry ‘28D Aqueous extract from the germinated seeds of sweet Lupinus albus’:








 


 


‘Other low risk substances from plant or animal origin *


Herbicidal uses not allowed’













ANNEX II
The table of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 is amended as follows:






(1)


the entry for ‘Composted or fermented mixture of household waste’ is replaced by the following:






‘Composted or fermented bio-waste (Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (*1))


product obtained from separate bio-waste collection at source, which has been submitted to composting or to anaerobic fermentation for biogas production
only vegetable and animal bio-waste
only when produced in a closed and monitored collection system, accepted by the Member State
maximum concentrations in mg/kg of dry matter: cadmium: 0,7; copper: 70; nickel: 25; lead: 45; zinc: 200; mercury: 0,4; chromium (total): 70; chromium (VI): not detectable














(2)


the following entry is added after the entry “Potassium chloride (muriate of potash)”:






‘Selenium salts


only in case of deficiency in the soils used for animal rearing, and/or grazing or for the production of feed crops’










(*1)  Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).’
         





ANNEX III
Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 is amended as follows:






(1)


part A is amended as follows:






(a)


in point (1), ‘FEED MATERIALS OF MINERAL ORIGIN’, after the entry ‘11.1.5 Lithothamn’, the following entry is inserted:







‘11.1.6


Calcium chloride


restricted to use in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354 (*1) as feed intended for particular nutritional purposes: reduction of the risk of milk fever and subclinical hypocalcaemia
on dairy cows
use restricted as selective application(only for individual animals in need and for a limited period)
calcium chloride when purified from naturally occurring brine, if available














(b)


point (2), ‘OTHER FEED MATERIALS’ is amended as follows:






(i)


before the entry ‘10 Meal, oil and other feed materials or fish or other aquatic animals’ origin’, the following entry is added:







‘ex 7.1.4


Algal oil


oil obtained by extraction from microalgae through fermentation
growing medium for the fermentation process must not be of GMO origin and should be from organic raw materials, if available’














(ii)


after the entry ‘ex 12.1.12 yeast products’, the following entry is inserted:







‘13.11.1


Propylene glycol; [1,2-propanediol]; [propane-1,2-diol]


restricted to use in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354 as feed intended for particular nutritional purposes: reduction of the risk of ketosis
on dairy cows, ewes and goats
use restricted to selective application (only to individual animals in need and for a limited period)’






















(2)


in Part B, point (3)(b) ‘Compounds of trace elements’ is amended as follows:






(i)


after the entry ‘3b104 Iron (II) sulphate heptahydrate’, the following entries are inserted:







‘3b107


Iron (II) chelate of protein hydrolysates


from organic soy production, if available




3b110


Iron dextran 10 %


restricted to use in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354 as feed intended for particular nutritional purposes: compensation for insufficient iron availability after birth
only for suckling piglets
growing medium for the fermentation process for dextran must be of non-GMO origin
use restricted to selective application
(only for piglets in need and for a limited period)’














(ii)


after the entry ‘3b405 Copper (II) sulphate pentahydrate’, the following entry is inserted:







‘3b407


Copper (II) chelate of protein hydrolysates


from organic soy production, if available’














(iii)


after the entry ‘3b503 Manganous sulphate, monohydrate’, the following entry is inserted:







‘3b505


Manganese chelates of protein hydrolysates


from organic soy production, if available’














(iv)


after the entry ‘3b609 Zinc chloride hydroxide monohydrate’, the following entry is inserted:







‘3b612


Zinc chelate of protein hydrolysates


from organic soy production, if available’














(v)


after the entry ‘3b810 Selenised yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060, inactivated’, the following entry is inserted:







‘3b810i


Selenised yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060, inactivated’


 














(*1)  Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354 of 4 March 2020 establishing a list of intended uses of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes and repealing Directive 2008/38/EC (OJ L 67, 5.3.2020, p. 1).’;





ANNEX IV
The table in Section A1 (Food additives, including carriers) of Part A of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 is amended as follows:






(1)


the entry for ‘E 300 Ascorbic acid’ is replaced by the following:








‘E 300


Ascorbic acid


products of plant origin
meat products (category 08.3 (*1)) and meat preparations (category 08.2 (*1)) to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added


 














(2)


the entry for ‘E 322 – Lecithins’ is replaced by the following:








‘E 322*


Lecithins


products of plant origin
products of animal origin


only from organic production’














(3)


the entries for ‘E 335– Sodium tartrates’ and ‘E 336 – potassium tartrates’ are replaced by the following:








‘E 335


Sodium tartrates


Products of plant origin


from 1 January 2027, only from organic production




E 336


Potassium tartrates


Products of plant origin


from 1 January 2027, only from organic production’














(4)


the following entry is inserted after the entry ‘E 336 – potassium tartrates’:








‘E 337


Potassium sodium tartrate


Products of plant origin


from 1 January 2027, only from organic production’










(*1)  Food categories in Part D of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16).’;



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